Turner Home
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Dr. S. T. Turner (1856-1945), who moved to El Paso in 1889 as a contract physician for the Southern Pacific Railroad, became an influential medical leader on the local and state levels. In 1910 he had this colonial revival residence built. Constructed by H. T. Ponsford, it is believed to have been designed by the noted El Paso architect Henry C. Trost. Since 1946 it has housed offices of the El Paso County Medical Society, of which Dr. Turner had been an active member. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Dr. S. T. Turner came to El Paso in 1889 as a contract physician for the Southern Pacific Railroad and rose to become a leading figure in local and state medicine. In 1910 he built this Colonial Revival residence, constructed by H. T. Ponsford and believed designed by the celebrated El Paso architect Henry C. Trost. Since 1946 it has housed the El Paso County Medical Society, an organization Turner helped lead.
Why it matters
The house links the growth of Western medicine to the railroad boom that populated the Southwest and to the distinctive architecture that gave its cities character.
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Related people
- · S. T. Turner
- · Henry C. Trost
- · H. T. Ponsford
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